News, Events and Updates

FIL Sponsored Delegate at Interlend 2012

Sunmission to be the FIL sponsored delegate at the forthcoming Interlend 2012 conference to be held at the University of Worcester, 25th-26th June 2012 is now closed.  FIL would like to thank all those who applied and all applicants will notified of the Executive Committee's decision as soon as possible.

The sponsorship award will cover the cost of attendance at the conference, all meals, accommodation and reasonable travel costs.

 

 

Book Your Place at Interlend 2012!

FIL are pleased to confirm that booking for Interlend 2012 is now open!  Taking place on the 25th-26th June 2012 at the University of Worcester, it is an essential opportunity for interlending staff to meet and exchange news and best practice experiences with their colleagues across the public, academic and special library sectors.

“Keeping Our Customers Satisfied: Interlending in a Changing World”, there will be a focus on providing practical guidance and advice from enthusiastic and knowledgeable speakers from throughout the profession. Also included is an exclusive preview tour of the first fully integrated Public and University Library, The Hive.

Interlend 2013 – Venue/Location?

While the excitement is building to the interlending event of the year, Interlend 2012 , the FIL Committee is already starting plans towards the 2013 conference.  As always we welcome membership input and recommendations for suitable locations. 

Map of previous Interlend locations since 2004

We would be very grateful if you could spare a minute of your time to answer the following questions , which will be used by the FIL Committee in the 2013 conference planning.

Welsh FIL Event: Are We There Yet? Document Delivery in Wales – 9th May 2012

Presentations from the Welsh FIL Interlending event, 'Are We There Yet? Document Delivery in Wales' that took place on the 9th May 2012 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, are now available to view.

The event was sponsored by CILIP Wales with support from the Kathleen Cooks Fund. 

New Look Copac

Copac , the National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue, has an updated and refreshed new look.  This is the first stage of a major redevelopment and work will continue, eg. to improve mobile support.

Copac exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the catalogues of over 70 major UK and Irish libraries. In a single search you can discover the holdings of the UK’s national libraries (including the British Library), many University libraries, and specialist research libraries.